Two Men Charged in Brutal Assault of NYPD Lieutenant on Subway
Caught on Camera: Officer Left with Severe Injuries, Suspects Held on $40K Bail
- Marquise Webb and Brian Innocent, both 24, were arrested and charged with assaulting a uniformed NYPD lieutenant on a subway in the Bronx.
- The officer, Lt. Gypsy Pichardo, was left with a battered face and required eight stitches to his swollen left eye.
- The incident was caught on camera, with footage showing the two men punching the officer multiple times in the face and body.
- Webb and Innocent were held on $40,000 bail at Rikers Island after their first court appearances.
- A knife, box cutter and straight razor were recovered from the scene.